| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 135 pages). |
| Series |
Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond |
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Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Fear books -- The Nuclear Winter -- The Day After -- Weapons in Space. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary |
The early 1980s were a tense time. The nuclear arms race was escalating, Reagan administration officials bragged about winning a nuclear war, and superpower diplomatic relations were at a new low. Nuclear war was a real possibility and antinuclear activism surged. By 1982 the Nuclear Freeze campaign had become the largest peace movement in American history. In support, celebrities, authors, publishers, and filmmakers saturated popular culture with critiques of Reagan's arms buildup, which threatened to turn public opinion against the president. Alarmed, the Reagan administration worked to co-opt the rhetoric of the nuclear freeze and contain antinuclear activism. Recently declassified White House memoranda reveal a concerted campaign to defeat activists' efforts. In this book, William M. Knoblauch examines these new sources, as well as the influence of notable personalities like Carl Sagan and popular culture such as the film The Day After, to demonstrate how cultural activism ultimately influenced the administration's shift in rhetoric and, in time, its stance on the arms race.-- Provided by Publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription History Reference Center Collection |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views.
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Reagan, Ronald. (OCoLC)fst00036392
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Cold War (1945-1989) (OCoLC)fst01754978
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Cold War.
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Arms race -- History -- 20th century.
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Antinuclear movement -- History.
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Nuclear disarmament -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
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Antinuclear movement. (OCoLC)fst00810626
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Arms race. (OCoLC)fst00814930
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Nuclear disarmament. (OCoLC)fst01039933
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Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Project Muse.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781625342751 1625342756 9781625342744 1625342748 (DLC) 2016059941 (OCoLC)966256565 |
| ISBN |
9781613765067 (electronic bk.) |
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1613765061 (electronic bk.) |
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9781625342751 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781625342744 hardback alkaline paper |
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1625342748 |
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1625342756 paperback alkaline paper |
